however, people are still barred from entering the town of lahaina, which was destroyed in the blaze. 0ur correspondentjohn sudworth has been on maui since last week, and has more. there s been some criticism, of course, over the speed of the national government response to this disaster. so it will be welcome news here on maui that the president and the first lady are coming here. i m in the community of kula, we are some distance away from the devastated town of lahaina, but nonetheless, you can see from these destroyed homes and businesses the power of the weather event that the fire crews were tackling that night. the same smouldering wildfire fanned by the offshore hurricane, bringing destruction to this area as well. the real onerous task, of course, as well as the emotionally
you re celebrating thejubilee. we might even come and film you! let us know by emailing us at hellobbclondon@bbc.co.uk i m back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. now though it s back to naga and charlie. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. good morning. the time coming up to half past six. yesterday, uvalde joined the list of mass shootings in america and reignited the debate on gun ownership in the country. one of the first communities to show solidarity was sandy hook in connecticut, where a decade ago 20 children and six adults were killed when a gunman opened fire at a primary school. 0ur correspondentjohn sudworth reports from sandy hook.
agency said people fleeing conflict and persecution deserved compassion and empathy, and should not be traded like commodities. police in michigan have released video footage of a white officer shooting dead a black man during a confrontation. it shows patrick lyoya being shot in the back of the head as the two men wrestle after a traffic stop. 0ur correspondentjohn sudworth has the story. a warning, his report contains some distressing images. the prose have remained peaceful, though anger is high. hey, stay in the car! stay in the car! it began as a routine police matter, with 26 year old patrick lyoya pulled over in his car by a white officer in a michigan suburb. do you have a driver s licence? do you speak english? yes. but what happened next has once again put the question of racialjustice and
be achieved peacefully but he didn t rule out the potential use of force to achieve that goal. in response, taiwan has said its future rests in the hands of its own people. here is a little of what president xi had to say: translation: unification is the hope of all chinese people. if china can be unified, all chinese will enjoy a happy life. if china can t unify, everyone will suffer. 0ur correspondentjohn sudworth has more from taipei. this was a very confident chinese president saying not only must unification with taiwan be achieved, but that it will be achieved. you know, underlining this idea of this inevitability behind this process. of course it is important to say this is the kind of thing we have heard from the chinese leadership many, many times before. i think it is coming under more scrutiny at the moment
taiwan which china views as a breakaway province celebrates its national day. mr xi added that unification should be achieved peacefully but he didn t rule out the potential use of force to achieve that goal. in response, taiwan has said its future rests in the hands of its own people. here is a little of what president xi had to say: translation: unification is the hope of all chinese people. if china can be unified, all chinese will enjoy a happy life. if china can t unify, everyone will suffer. 0ur correspondentjohn sudworth has more from taipei. this was a very confident chinese president saying not only must unification with taiwan be achieved, but that it will be achieved. you know, underlining this idea of this inevitability behind this process. of course it is important to say this is the kind of thing we have